Pigar Surname

240,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Pigar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pigar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5931:63,55210,793
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Pigar (17) may also be a first name.

Pigar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pigar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pigar (Hindi: पीगर, Marathi: िपगर, Russian: Пигарь) is found most in The Philippines. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pigar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pigar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 240,410th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,379,535 people. Pigar is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pigar are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Pigar is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 17 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,593 people, or 1 in 63,552. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Eastern Visayas, where 28 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 24 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paigar91221/
Pigard9129/
Pigare9116/
Poigar9112/
Pigart913/
Piogar913/
Puigar912/
Phigar911/
Pishgar831,369/
Peigare8327/
Phingar8314/
Paigare838/
Poingar835/
Pighare831/
Piggard831/
Pigarre831/
Pugar80878/
Pegar80362/
Pigor8071/
Pygar801/
Pishghar77269/
Pigarova7715/
Pigarowa777/
Pishhgar771/
Paygar731,987/
Pegard73532/
Pegart7347/
Pajgar7346/
Peggar7330/
Pegatr7325/
Phugar7317/
Peagar7315/
Pughar7314/
Pégard7313/
Pigore738/
Pégart733/
Peghar733/
Pegare733/
Pigort732/
Peygar731/
Puhgar731/
Pygart731/
Peshgar6745/
Paingor6713/
Pighore676/
Pugahar676/
Paygard673/
Pajhgar671/
Paygear671/
Piggort671/

Pigar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pigar in the Marathi language
िपगरipagara60
िपगारipagara40
Pigar in the Hindi language
पीगरpigara50
पिगरpigara50
Pigar in the Russian language
Пигарьpigar-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pigar
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